Linda Casper

Linda Casper hails from Yorkshire and, after a long career as a high school teacher, she has recently begun to write and have published many short stories, poems and travel articles. Linda has a keen interest in gardening and is a judge for Yorkshire in Bloom.

Stories by Linda Casper

The boys came to live with me after my brother Andrew and his wife Monique were tragically killed in a climbing accident. Their mother’s relatives lived abroad, so that’s how I found myself with two orphans aged 11 and 13. This was a new experience for me and it couldn’t have been easy for Neil …

Armed with a bucket and damp cloth, Doris shuffled her big frame along the row, emptying the overflowing ashtrays then giving them a quick wipe. She could hear coughing coming from above which was Violet tackling the same job upstairs. “Alright, love?” she shouted up to the balcony, noting not for the first time the decorative …